Window shelf



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UNITED STATES LILLIAN M. DABNEY, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

WINDOW SHELF.

Application filed December 26, 1925. Serial No. 77,693.

My invention relates to window shelves and the present invention is animprovement over the window shelf disclosed by my U. S. Letters PatentNo. 1,491,678, granted on April 22, 1924.

The object of the present invention is to provide a more substantialshelf and one which can be stamped or otherwise formed from one piece ofsheet metal, and is capable of being quickly applied to a window sillwithout the use of separate parts, for instance the angle member 89,disclosed by said patent, to become lost or misplaced.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the shelf.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the shelf with a portion thereof brokenaway.

Fig. 3 shows the shelf attached to a window sill.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the shelf is made from onepiece of sheet metal and comprises a flat horizontal top portion 1provided at one end with a downwardly extending flange 2 and at itsopposite end with an inclined leg 5 from which a pair of hangers 9extend upwardly and have their upper terminals 10 bent to lie flatagainst the underside of said top portion 1, as best shown by Figs. 1and 3.

In applying the shelf to a window, the terminals 10 are placed upon theinner top portion of the window sill 3 and beneath the horizontallydisposed top portion 1, the flange 2 of which latter is disposed betweenthe sill 3 and the lower sash rail 4. The lower end of the leg 5, likethe terminals 10, terminates in advance of the rear portion of the topportion, and is curved to abut the apron 7 of the window frame and thuscoaet with the hangers 9 and the flange 2 in firmly holding the shelf inplace, so that it may be utilized for holding a flower pot or otherarticle.

While the sheet metal from which the shelf is formed is sufficientlystiff to remain in any position in which it is bent, it is also pliableenough to enable the hangers 9 and their terminals 10, together with thecurved lower portion of the leg 5, to be bent to fit window sills ofdifferent widths.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided awindow shelf which may be stamped or otherwise cheaply formed from onepiece of sheet metal and is so constructed that it can be readilyapplied to a window sill for supporting articles without the aid ofangle bars or other extraneous devices.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, I reserve the right to all such modifications thereof asproperly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A window shelf consisting of a top portion having a. downwardlyextending flange at one end thereof, an inclined leg connected to theopposite end of the top portion and extending downwardly beneath thelatter, and hangers at opposite sides of said leg and engaging theunderside of the top portion in advance of the flange.

2. A window shelf consisting of a top portion, an inclined leg extendingdownwardly from said top portion and beneath the same, the lower end ofsaid leg being curved and terminating in advance of the rear end of saidtop portion, and a pair of members united to said leg near its lower endand hearing at their upper ends against the underside of the topportion.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

LIL LIAN M. DABNEY.

